Amusement ride



May19,`1931., 1,806,102

H. G. TRAVER AMUSEMENT RIDE Filed Sept. 20, 1928 2 sheets-sheet 1 gnou/woz 50.216106@ 351g 7K3 @brom/m H. G. -rRAvl-:R

ANUS EMENT RIDE May 19, 1931.

Filed Sept. 20. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 nvamtoz H 0. Waver' @5% me @www Patented May 19, 1931 HARRY G. ITAVER, OFBEAVER FALLS, PENNSYLVANIA AMUsEMEN'r RIDE Application filed September 20, 1928. Serial No. 307,246'.

' This invention relates to amusement rides,

andwhile it is particularly adapted to amusement railways which are commonly termed coaster railways wherein the passenger carrying cars are propelled up an up'track section of a track structure and then propelled by gravity from the topof such uptrack section to the place of commencement, it is also` adapted to amusementrailways wherein the cars are propelled under power means around the entire track structure, and itis the obj ect of the invention to provide an improved and novel arrangement of track structure where-` in patrons; will be subjected to successive thrills for the entire period of the ride, and

to provide a. structure to Vtake up a minimum of ground space.

In the drawings accompanying and form- I ing a part of this application Figure 1 is a perspective view ofl an amusement railway illustrating an embodiment of lthe invention.

Figure 2-is a plan view. 1 Figure the line 3'-3 of Figure 2 looking in the, direction of the. arrows; and

Figure 4 is an elevation of the righthand end -portion ofl Figure 2A andflooking at the bottom of said gure.

v In carrying out the invention there is provideda tracksupporting structure' of structural steel, comprising columns 5 of angle shape in cross section' although other forms may be used, said columns being strap or'angle iron, Y at 6,and supported upon a suitable base or foundation, such as concrete, with interposed metallic plates.

A continuous track of'suitable structure isi mounted upon the supporting structure by ledgers or track rail supporting ties mountedand secured' upon the supporting structure, the ledgers for certain portions of the ,track being arranged in' a horizontalplane'V While others areiarranged atV varying angles to the horizontal to bank the track at progressively varying'angles in the track passing around curved and circular sections oi` the structure'.

` The supporting structure is so constructedA and-arranged as to form a substantially rec- 3 is a view taken substantially on' braced byV as sliown'in-a general way .i

tangular or oblong structure in plan and take upa minimum amount of ground space, and comprises an uptrack or ascendingsection 7. extending fron-ifa loading portion 8 of a loading and unloading station arranged adjacent'to a low and level section 9 of the track at one endof the structure-said'. uptrack section being. arranged at one side and extending from end to end of the structure and to the highest point u 10 in the structure. The passenger carrying cars (not shown) are propelled up said ascending track section by a chain 11, shown in'v a diagrammaticY manner in `dotted lines, passing around sprocketwheels at the bottom and top of said ascendingsection andactuated from suitable power means, which may be arranged in a housing v12 yand* operatively connected with the upper sprocket wheel by' a chain, as shown in dotted ylines 13.

A declivous track section 14 descends-from the high point 10 transversely of' the end of the structure to the-oppositeV side and at the bottom merges in a curved portion 15 leading to an uptrack or ascending tr'ack section 16 extending diagonally of the structure and inclining in a direction opposite to that of the uptrack section 7 witlia highest point 17 above thebottom of said uptrack section 7. The track passing around the curvedportion 15 is banked, the inclination of suchbankin-g of the track progressively increasing from CII t the entrance portion of the track to said c-iirved portion with the track banked at its Y greatest inclination at the sharpest point oi' `the curve, and the inclination of the banking progressivelydecreasing as the track passes out of said `curved portion and banked in the opposite directionas it enters, as at 15',

Ainto the ascending'section 16 of the track,Vv

the rail track supportingledgers in such latter section ofthe ltrack being arranged inea substantially horizontal plane.

The track'struct'ure from the high point 17 of the ascending .track section 16 follows a declivous sinuously arranged track structure leading to the unloading portion 18 of the.. loading 'and unloading station, and .einbodying a looped section comprising a series` of loops, shown asjtwo in number 19, and 20,

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evolved about an axis intermediate the perpendicular and horizontal with the one loop 2O within and belowthe loopl), forming substantiallya spiral. T he track of the loop sections 19, 20V are also banked in a direction toward theraxis of the loops, the greatest inclination of such banking being ata low portionV of each section and substantially at the curved portions indicated by 2l and 22.

The track at the high points oi said sections is substantially in a horizontal planel and the inclination of the track banking .progressively increases to the portion of greatest iiiclination, and the inclination oijthe track banking inpassing out of said banked track portion of greatest inclination progressively decreases in inclination. Y l

From the looped .section the track leads to an ascending track section 23 which passes over an ascending portion where the track enters into the loop 20, the track advancing and descending thence to section 2a in the form of a ligure eight arranged at the side of the structure opposite to the uptrack section'?, the loops of which ligure eight section are evolved about substantially vertical axes. The track at the terminal portion of the figure eight sections ascends slightly, as at 25, passing over the track at the entrance to theiigure eight section and under the uptrack section 16 to the end of the structure where the descending track section Meis arranged and curved within said-end oic the structure, as at 26, and leads tov the opposite sides of the structure and then to a section 2? arranged in parallel relation to the uptrack Vsection 7,

when the track is curved reversely, as at 28,

to extend in parallel relation to the section 27, as at 29, tota curved section 30 arranged conceiitrically with the curved section 26 and then leading to an ascending section 3l extended below'the ascending section 1G, and the descending portion leadig 'from the ascending section 23 where it entersY into the ligure eight section, when the track descends to the unloading portionfoil the ioadiiigand unloading station. l

The .parallel track sections ranged in a substantially horizontal plane, and the rails of such track sections-may be undulated, only the track section 27 in the present Vinstance being so arranged, Iwliich undulatioiis may be in an up rection or in a lateral direction and as the carpasses over such track section an up and down or lateral undulating movement is iinarted to the car.

A walk 32 is arranged in parallel relation to the track for. the entire length thereoil with a hand rail mounted on the supporting structure adjacent to the walk.

Having thus' described my invention I claim: f

1.'In an amusement railway, a continuons a track.

and down di# track having a loading and unloading station, an uptrack section extending from the loading station, a descending section leading from said uptrack section to a section interposed between said descending section and the unloading station and arranged with successive loops evolved about a common axis intermediate the perpendicular and horizontal.

2., In an amusement railway, a continuous vtrack having a loadingand unloading station, 'an uptiack section extendingfrom the loading station, and a descending section leading transversely from and then substantially parallel to said uptrack section to an ascending track section entering into` the highest portion of a declivous tracksection leading to the unloading station. y

8. In an amusement railway, a continuous track havinga loading and unloading station, an uptrack vsection extending from the loading station,`a descending section leading from the uptrack section, and a declivous section arranged with an ascending portion leading from the descending section to a flat sinuous track portion interposed between the ascending portion and the unloading station.

loading station, a curved descending track section leading from the top ofV the uptrack section, an ascending track section leading from the bottoin'ot1 the descending curvedV track section, and a declivous 'sinuously arranged section leading froin the-top of said ascending section to the .unloading station.

" 5. -An .amusement railway as claimed .in

claim 4, wherein the declivous'sinu'ously arranged section embodies successive loops evolved about a common axis vintermediate said declivous section to a sinuously arranged section connected to the .unloading station.

. 7. An amusement railway. as claimedv ink claim 6, wherein the looped sectioncoinprises a curved descending portion Vleading Vfrom the top of the uptrack section and an ascend- 4ing portion leadingfrom the'bottom of the descending portion toward and then parallelv ,but inclined in the opposite direction to the `iiptrack section and the track of said looped section banked inwardly withthe inclination of the banking progressively increasing from entrance of the track to the loop and being of greatest inclination adjacentY the .bottom `of the loop and the banking progressively `decreasing asthe' track passes out of the loop. 8. Iny an amusement railway, a continuous l. In an amusement railway, a continuous track havingV a loading and unloading station, an uptrack section extending from the track having a loading and unloading station, an uptrack section extending from the loading station, a descending section leading from said vuptrack section to a further uptrack and declivous sections interposed between the descending sectionand the unloading station, andsaid declivous section comprising a series of loops commencing with a f track having a loading and unloading station, an uptrack section extending from the loading station, and a declivous section interposed between the uptrack section and the unloading station and connected thereto by a sinuous track section, comprising an ascending curved section, a section in the form of a figure eight leading from the Yascending curved section, a pair of reversed parallel sections with the rails of one of vsaid latter sections undulated, and an arch section leading from the reversed parallel sections over the figure eight section and descending into the unloading station.

l0. An amusement railway as claimed in cla-im 2, wherein the declivous track section embodies successive loops evolvedl about a common axis intermediate the perpendicular and horizontal, and reverse portions arranged with curves evolved about a substantially vertical axis. i

11. In an amusement railway, a continuous track, a loading and unloading station arranged adjacent a section of the track, said track having an ascending section leading from the loading station, a descending curved section leading from said ascending section to an ascending section, a declivous spiral section evolve-d about an axis interf mediate the perpendicular and horizontal leading from the top of said second ascendv ing section, and a iiat figure eighty section advaiicing in reverse direct-ion from the spiralA section of the unloading station.

l2. In an amusement railway, a continuous track, a loading and unloading station arranged adjacent a section of the track,said

oufs track, a load-ing andfunloading station arlranged. adjacent a 'section of thetrack, said track having an ascending section leading 4"from theiloadin'g station, anda sinuous track structure interposedA between said :ascending section and the' ,unloadingv station,k embodying a descending curved section leading to an ascending lsection, 'a `spiral section evolved about an axis intermediate the perpendicular and horizontal leading from the top of said latter ascending section, a section advancing from the spiral section arranged in the form of a figure eight, the loops of which are evolved about substantially vertical axis, and a reverse parallel section connected with the unloading station.

14. `In an amusement railway, a supporting structure, a continuous track, a loading and unloading station arranged at a low and level section of the track at one end of t-he supporting structure,'said track embodying an ascending section leading from the loading station in a vdirection from end to end and at one side of the supporting structure, a descending section leading from said ascending section extending transversely of one end of the supporting structure and merging in a curved portion at the bottom of said de- Y scending section and leading to an ascending section extending diagonally of and to the opposite end of the supporting structure, a declivous looped section atsaid latter end of the supporting structure leading from the top ofthe latter ascending section, the loops of which track section are evolved about an axis intermediate the perpendicular and horizontal and advancing to a section in the form of a figure eight the loops ofv which are evolved about a substantially vertical axis and arranged at one side of and intermediate the endsof thesupporting structure and leading to a reverse parallel track section at the side of the supporting structure opposite to said figure eight section, and said latter section leading to an ascending section over the figure eight section and descending to the unloading station.4

l5. In an amusement railway, a continu-' ous track supported from-a base'portion, a loading and unloading station arranged at a section of the track even with the base portion, said track embodying an ascending section leading from the loading station, a descending section leading. from said ascending section to another ascending section, a spiral section leading from the top of the second ascending section to a section inthe form of a figure eight, the greater part of said latter section being even with the base portion, and a reverse parallel track section even with the base portion leading from the figure eight. A'

section to a-'section spanning the iigure eight section, said spanning section advancing to the unloading sta-tion. `16; An amusement railway as claimed in claim 15, wherein the commencement of :the figure eight section advances rin a direction toward the s Virai section..

Signed at eaver Fa11s,11fthe county of Beaver and Sta-te of Pennsylvanim ths4th day of September, 1928. l

HARRY( Gl TRAVER. 

